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One arrested in early Sunday robbery By Jeremy Snow @JeremyM_Snow Senior staff writer University police arrested a 17-yearold male early Sunday for the robbery of a university student, according to a

message released by University Police. While walking along a path near the front of the Memorial Chapel at 1:27 a.m., an assailant who was part of a larger group struck a male student in the back of the neck and knocked him to the ground, then took his wallet and

ran toward Route 1. The suspect was not affiliated with the university, police spokesman Maj. Marc Limansky said. Police searched the area and stopped a group fitting the student’s description. They arrested the 17-year-old in “a matter of minutes,”

Limansky said. The student did not suffer any injuries, according to a police report issued to the university community regarding the incident. jsnowdbk@gmail.com

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By Taylor Swaak @tswaak27 Staff writer There were nothing but smiles in Xfinity Center on Friday and Saturday, as more than 1,000 uninsured and underinsured area residents reaped the benefits of more than $1 million worth of free dental care. The two-day Mid-Maryland Mission of Mercy and Health Equity Festival, sponsored by Catholic Charities and the public health school’s Center for Health Equity, provided an estimated $1.5 million in free oral care to 1,260 people, said Stephen Thomas, director of the M-CHE. The number of people served — well over the event’s goal of 1,000 — sets a state record, Thomas said. Catholic Charities put on a similar, smaller scale event last year at a high school in Laurel. Thomas said hearing about the event inspired him to contact Deacon Jim Nalls of Catholic Charities to extend an offer of partnership. “The demand was so great … they turned 500 people away,” Thomas said. “When I saw that, I said to myself, ‘Those are the very people that we’re trying to reach in our public health campaign.’” The event, which took about one year of planning, transformed the floor of the arena into a makeshift See Dental, Page 2

Dozens turn out for rally against police brutality Erin Serpico @erin_serpico Senior staff writer The 94-degree heat didn’t stop dozens of university and local students from marching in Washington on Saturday, chanting the words that have become a rallying cry in Ferguson, Missouri, over the past month: “Hands up, don’t shoot.” The Black Alliance Network, a group of executive members from every black student organization on the campus, hosted the march in front of the White House North Lawn to peacefully assemble and call for justice. The group denounced police brutality and unwarranted gun use in light of the Aug. 9 death of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black man shot and killed by a white police officer in Ferguson. Attendees formed a circle at about 3 p.m. Saturday to listen to senior Colin Byrd, social advocacy committee chairman of the Black Student Union, explain the philosophical motivation for the march. “We have the obligation to not Students and others participate in the Black Alliance Network rally denouncing police brutality in front of the White House on Saturday. The death of 18-yearold Michael Brown, who was shot to death during an altercation with police in Ferguson, Missouri, has drawn national attention. sung-min kim/the diamondback

Interns study city roads for improvement

Participants in the High School GIS Internship Program used the tools to map out trees, utility poles and trash cans on each street and formed detailed legends that will be used to address a prominent issue in College Park: pedestrian safety. Streets surveyed included Berwyn House Road, Edgewood Road, Berwyn Road, Hollywood Road, Marissa Horn Cherokee Road and Fox Street. @MarissaL_Horn Advisers evaluated the interns’ Staff writer pictures for strengths, weaknesses Through the university’s urban and opportunities, said Alex Chen, studies and planning program, seven the internship adviser and an urban high school interns analyzed how walk- studies and planning professor. “We wanted to provide an internship able and safe College Park streets are. where we taught technical skills to stuThe six-week program included students … that not only met the needs of dents from Maryland, Washington and the center and the planning program, Ohio, and focused on assessing College Park streets through the use of Geo- but also College Park,” Chen said. Intern Iko Esemoto, a senior at graphic Information System software, Springbrook High School in Silver an online mapping and analysis tool. Spring, created a website that features “We went over GIS, taught them hyper-lapsed videos of the surveyed surveying skills and other mapping, streets. The videos reveal poor condiurban planning and technology skills, as well as how to use Adobe Photoshop tions and missing sidewalks, indicatand Dreamweaver,” said Chelsie Miller, ing an unsafe walking environment. internship coordinator and an urban studies and planning graduate student. See GIS, Page 2

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Joel McHale to headline homecoming show Michael Errigo @DBKDiversions Staff writer Word rippled through the student body Thursday when SEE announced that Joel McHale of Community and The Soup will headline the annual homecoming comedy show. McHale, 42, is known for hosting The Soup on E! channel and for his starring role in the NBC cult hit Community. The show is part of the university’s homecoming festivities joel mchale speaks at WonderCon in April. The actor and comedian, known for NBC’s Community and E!’s The Soup, is the headliner for SEE’s annual fall comedy show. photo courtesy of gage skidmore/wikimedia commons and will be held in Cole Field House on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. — the a long time,” said Ben Stryker, SEE’s McHale’s fan base is a small but loyal first weekend homecoming show in comedy director. “And with the sixth following, mirroring the fan bases of the past few years. season of Community coming out, his his television shows. Some students McHale was selected from Student name has never been more relevant.” who were asked about McHale’s Entertainment Events survey feedThe past year has been a big one for campus visit didn’t know who he was, back, the typical method for select- McHale. He hosted the 2014 White but those who did were excited. ing comedians. SEE released the House Correspondents’ Dinner, re“I just think he’s hilarious,” said news before Bill Nye’s presentation ceived an Emmy nomination for his freshman kinesiology major Jackie Thursday. work on The Soup and filmed A Merry Clauser, a fan of The Soup. “The way “Joel is definitely someone who Friggin’ Christmas with Robin Wilthe campus has been asking for for liams, set to release in November. See Mchale, Page 3

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march From PAGE 1 remain silent,” Byrd, a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People member, said to the crowd. “It’s our time to stand up and fight with justice.” The march was specifically aimed at advocating legislation that would require all police officers to wear cameras on their persons, Byrd said, as well as laws against unwarranted police violence. “P rog ress ta kes ti me,” said Byrd, a sociology major. “Human dignity and life is what it’s about. It’s not about black versus white; it’s about wrong versus right.” Sen ior com mu n icat ion major Samira Jackson, public relations vice president for the Black Student Union, primarily led the march, which proceeded around Lafayette Square and in front of the White House for about 25 minutes. Jackson brought a megaphone to lead

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call-and-response chants such as “No justice? No peace,” “Police brutality must end” and “For change in our nation, we need legislation.” Members of the Black Student Union, this university’s chapter of the NAACP, African Student Progressive Action Committee, Community Roots and some members from Greek life organizations came to support the movement. The march also garnered support from onlookers and students from American University and Howard University. Towa rd t he end of t he march, a group of protesters seeking support and answers for the Sewol ferry accident in South Korea approached the group to ask if they could join together in solidarity. “We appreciate everybody coming out and making a statement here,” Jackson said. “We got some support from outside schools and people who were just in the park. It just shows that we have a really good Terp community here.”

plexes, such as University Club. “It was never a problem getting to class, but having no sidewalks on my street didn’t help,” said senior kinesiology major Danny Adams, who lived on Pontiac Street last year. At the end of the internship, the students presented their findings to the College Park Department of Planning and Bill Gardiner, College Park’s assistant city manager and an urban studies and planning alumnus. City planners and council members plan to use the data and assessments to improve the streets for College Park residents, Chen said. “This internship helped me to realize how powerful and versatile GIS is as a tool for illustrating data,” Esemoto said. “It was very fulfilling to see that what we did was useful and will most likely lead to changes that will improve the safety of College Park.”

Of roughly 31,000 city residents, 21.5 percent walk to work, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The participants found 63 percent of the streets assessed in the study lacked access to sidewalks. No streets in the study had bike lanes. “On [Hollywood Road], there is a park right off the street and it is very dangerous for kids,” Chen said. “There is no sidewalk.” The interns also created a color-coded map with redhighlighted areas representing pedestrian and cyclist involved accidents that occurred between 2008 and 2012. The majority of accidents took place on or near the roads listed in the study, and most incidents occurred between Berwyn House Road and Navahoe Street. The heavily trafficked area is home to several student rental houses and apartment com- mhorndbk@gmail.com

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an enormous need in the community that is not being met.” Despite all of the people served at the festival, 1,000 people were turned away, echoing the substantial need that remains for adult oral care, Thomas said. Nalls said this need stems from the glaring reality that although it’s a basic health care component, dental care is not considered as such on the federal, state or local level. “The Affordable Care Act, Obamacare — there’s not one dollar in that plan for oral health care,” Nalls said. “So the need is huge, and that’s why these events are so popular.” April McDavid, a Largo resident who works part-time for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, came to the event to have a cavity filled because her job does not provide her with dental insurance. “I’m glad that they have been able to put on this program for us, especially for people who don’t have insurance, like myself,” McDavid said. “I appreciate all the doctors and everyone here who is coming together to help make this event possible.” Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, who attended the event and spoke with many of the patients, said this notion of togetherness is heartwarming and reassuring. “What you are doing here is not only providing dental care; you’re offering a witness to the whole community that good things can happen. Let’s just make them happen together,” Wuerl said. “If you ever are asked, ‘Do good things still happen in our community, in our state?’, look here and you see it.”

dental clinic, packed with x-ray equipment, 112 dental chairs, air compressors, suction pumps and other supplies, Nalls said. Nalls added that donations from corporations and individuals helped cover the $150,000 cost of the event. Thomas said an estimated 1,800 people volunteered, after only 800 were expected to sign up. These people dedicated time to perform a variety of procedures, from dental cleanings and cavity fillings to extractions and crowns. Some dentists closed their offices to donate their time as volunteers. T wenty exhibitors also participated in the event and offered free services, including cholesterol checks, flu shots, eye examinations, HIV rapid tests and educational oneon-one talks with attorneys, nutritionists and counselors, Thomas said. Many of the volunteers, including Gary Bedrosian, a third-year graduate student at the school of dentistry at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, were current or former Terps. “It’s me and a bunch of my classmates who are coming out to volunteer,” said Bedrosian, who helped mainly with extractions and cavities. “It means a lot because I got here at 6 a.m. and there was a line like half a mile long, and everyone was smiling at me as I came in. You can just tell it means so much.” For many of the people uninsured and underinsured, events like these are the only way to receive any kind of dental care. “People were lining up at 4 o’clock in the morning to come in,” university President Wallace Loh said. “So there’s tswaakdbk@gmail.com

Students marched while hold i n g s i g n s t h at re a d “Black lives matter,” “Being a black male is not a crime,” and “Protect and serve, not oppress and kill.” One sign, however, had a different message: “Did you register to vote? If not … see us!” This university’s NAACP chapter a lso encou raged people to register to vote at the march, giving out registration forms and information on where to learn more about the process. Ceaira Thomas, a junior economics major and treasurer of the group, said it’s important to vote in the midterm elections so students can put people in office who will work toward legislation against these issues. “We have an advantage living so close to the White House,” Thomas said. “So we wanted to be able to come out here and protest peacefully and make a statement.” Police brutality and unwarranted gun use have been problems for a while, said BSU presi-

dent Jazmyn White, but it took events such as those in Ferguson to make everyone aware of it. She said the march exceeded her expectations, but it doesn’t stop there for the BSU’s action toward awareness — she plans to host community events on the campus to discuss it. “This is something that we’re going to carry on,” the senior computer science and economics major said. “The more people know about this issue, the more change can be effected.” Ifeanyi Uzoukwu, a senior English major, said it “hurts” him that the deaths of people such as Michael Brown and Eric Ga rner, a n u na rmed 43-year-old black man whose death was ruled a homicide after police placed him in a chokehold while arresting him in July, can happen in broad daylight without consequences. “Equality is something that’s universal,” Uzoukwu said. “I came out here today because it was opportunistic — I knew that I wanted to do something

university students march in front of the White House North Lawn to peacefully protest police brutality and unwarranted gun use on Saturday. sung-min kim/thediamondback to support the movement because I know that what happened wasn’t right.” Uzoukwu also noted the importance of advocating the use of body cameras by University Police in addition to city police, which he said would better protect students and decrease the cha nces of a ny i njustices from occurring. W hile some students

h e a rd a b o u t t h e p ro t e s t a nd chose not to come, a ny d iverse movement is beneficial and can inspire others to initiate change, Uzoukwu said. “We’re not exactly where we want to be yet, but this is a stepping stone,” Uzoukwu said. “And I’m really proud of that stepping stone.” eserpicodbk@gmail.com

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University Senate review may change path to tenure By Katishi Maake @TheHavocRat Staff writer The University Senate will consider passing suggested revisions to the existing appointment, promotion and tenure guidelines at its next full body meeting Sept. 17. T he bill, sponsored by a task forc e of repre se nt at ive s f rom the Office of the Provost and the senate, aims to fortify the process faculty members undergo to earn tenure. “The appointment, promotion and tenure process is the backbone of those of our faculty who have tenure,” said Juan Uriagereka, faculty affairs associate provost. “This process is geared towards m a k i ng su re t h at t hose of ou r faculty who are promoted within that framework are up to the standards of the institution.” T he appointment, promotion and tenure process is extensive and nuanced. It is founded on a review system by which faculty members are evaluated by experts in their field, other tenured colleagues, their department chairs, the supervising deans and the university president. Once tenured, faculty members are given optimal job security and guaranteed freedom of academic exploration, Uriagereka said. This allows them to broaden the scope of their research, which is important for those who conduct research that might be seen as controversial.

“There are a number of things I do that some people m ight think are quite controversial,” said Stephen Thomas, university Center for Health Equity director. “I want and need the protection of academic freedom.” In fall 2012, the Faculty Affairs Committee unanimously agreed to support creating a task force responsible for reviewing the appointment, promotion and tenure procedures and criteria for evaluation. In February 2013, the Joint Provost/Senate APT Guidelines Task Force was officially charged with reviewing the university’s guidelines. One of the more tangible changes recommended by the task force is to require all tenure-track professors to have a dossier, or portfolio, that contains information from their teaching experiences, which will help them reflect and improve as they advance through the process, Uriagereka said. T homas said he believes this change will bring more consistency to the tenure process. “The new guidelines are codifying this as something that really shou ld b e requ i red no m atter where you are in the academy,” he said. “Teaching needs to be continuous, quality improvement; we [as teachers] can all get better.” Additionally, Steve Marcus, a task force member and faculty affairs office faculty leadership director, said the task force suggestions also would make periodic

The makers of steeze app, (left to right) Shahan Rizvi, Ryan Bogle and Asad Rizvi. The app boasts a distinctive design that will differentiate it from others, Shahan Rizvi said. photo courtesy of shahan rizvi

Grad creates social app Steeze includes ‘dislike’ button equivalent By Joe Zimmermann @joezimmermann Staff writer A fusion between the clean display of Pinterest and the photo-sharing ability of Instagram inspired a university alumnus to help create a new app that allows users to like and dislike others’ posts for more honest sharing. The two defining qualities of its collaborative appearance and dislike option introduce a fresh approach to social media that is the Steeze App, which is named after a portmanteau of style and ease, said Shahan Rizvi, who earned his bachelor’s degree in government and politics from this university in 2008 before setting his sights on mobile media. The app is now available in the Apple App Store. “The vision was to bring in something new and cool,” said Rizvi, chief operating officer and co-founder of Steeze LLC. “That’s

Mchale From PAGE 1 he speaks is very dry and monotone, and it’s just really funny.” McHale follows homecoming comedy acts including Jim Gaffigan in 2013, Craig Robinson in 2012 and Aziz Ansari in 2011. “He was really funny,” sophomore finance and accounting major Grace Jones said of Gaffigan. “But he talked about families and having babies and stuff that we couldn’t really relate to.” Students know McHale from television, said junior biology and linguistics major Neomi Rao, but aren’t too familiar with his stand-up work.

what ‘steeze’ is — it’s the definition of cool, and that’s what we wanted [the app] to be.” Steeze’s creators modeled their site around photos and visual posts, but they also use other text-based components, including a feature called “the mag,” which is an in-house trending topics blog that provides users with news at any time of the day. With these features, Rizvi said he hopes to compete with Pinterest and Instagram. The Steeze team differentiates its app from other social media platforms with a distinctive visual design, created by sneaker artist Martin Figueroa, and by its use of what is essentially a dislike button, Rizvi said. Although some social media users have voiced their support for a dislike option, Facebook and other sites have shied away from it, likely to avoid the potential bullying that could result from

Senate executive committee members discuss at a meeting in March. At their next meeting, members will consider changes to teacher tenure guidelines that may help ensure professors continue to improve throughout their careers. One revision includes requiring tenured-track faculty to maintain a portfolio. file photo/the diamondback and systematic candidate peerreview mandatory, which is currently optional. “Another way to get feedback is to have experienced teachers sitti ng i n the classroom … a nd giving feedback to the faculty,” Marcus said. Thomas applauded the university’s commitment to academic excellence and the effectiveness of the current promotion and tenure process. However, he also acknowledged it can always be improved. “We bring excellent people here, and we need to make sure we have an environment that is conducive

its use, Rizvi said. However, the Steeze founders said they think their use of the dislike button could avoid the possibility for negativity. Using what they call a “peep or toss” system, users of Steeze — who now number in the thousands, Rizvi said — can express their approval or disapproval of a post. The peeps, similar to “likes” on Instagram, are available for all to see, but the tosses are only visible to the poster. That way, people can know if something they post isn’t liked, without the shame or crowd-bullying that could be possible if everyone else knew the number of dislikes, Rizvi said. “So if you have a new pair of shoes, you say, ‘Hey guys, what do you think of these, peep it or toss it?’ And then they can see what people really think,” he said. “You’ll get honest feedback from it.” However, this feature can be turned on or off by the poster, said Ryan Bogle, cofounder of Steeze. So while users might not be able to dislike a political statement they disagree with publicly, for example, they can express their dislike privately if the poster permits this setting. This function could also allow easy access to both positive and negative feedback for companies and brands that spend millions on product control groups, Bogle said. In the future, he said he hopes to monetize this Steeze function by selling companies information about the people who peeped and the kind who tossed. Right now, Steeze is only available for iPhones, but Rizvi said they hope to adapt it for Android and as a standalone website in the coming months, when they plan to increase promotion and awareness. R izvi and Bogle both expressed boredom toward current social media and said they hope Steeze will catch on with college students who may share their ennui regarding tired apps that have lost their freshness and appeal. “I want them to know this is sort of their app,” Rizvi said. jzimmermanndbk@gmail.com

SEE decided on McHale’s campus show last spring, Stryker said. “He’s always been someone we’ve considered for the past few shows,” Stryker said. “There were some other names, but at the end of the day, Joel McHale lined up best with what we thought would be the best show.” Tickets for the Homecoming Comedy Show go on sale starting Sept. 11 at umdtickets.com and the Stamp Student Union ticket office. For members of the university community, floor seats are $15 and bowl seats are $10; for the general public, floor seats are $35 and bowl seats are $25. merrigodbk@gmail.com

joel mchale follows acts Jim Gaffigan in 2013 and Craig Robinson in 2012. photo courtesy of wikimedia commons

to their success,” he said. “There needs to be a culture of success, one that is also committed to the principles of inclusion and diversity. The process needs to be fair.” Marcus said he views the current guidelines as fair in terms of inclu siveness, but he recog n i zes the process can always be more mindful of diversity while maintaining a consistent standard of excellence for all faculty. “Clearly with underrepresented minority faculty, in many cases, they are the only underrepresented minority faculty member in their department,” he said.

To address this, the task force recommended assistant and associate professors be assigned trained mentors to guide them during the process, which could help minority faculty members who may feel detached from the process. “ O n e o f t h e i s s u e s fo r a l l faculty — and underrepresented minority faculty in particular — is that having this kind of support is really critical in being able to advance to tenure and full professor,” Marcus said. kmaakedbk@gmail.com

Students walk alongside the construction of the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center on Campus Drive on Thursday. The project is reportedly on schedule. stephanie natoli/the diamondback

Learning Center work on track for 2016 finish Some call construction closures ‘inconvenient’ By Rokia Hassanein @rokiahass Staff writer When students flocked to the campus for the start of the fall semester, they might have noticed an unfamiliar construction site where the Shriver Laboratory used to be. To make room for the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center, Clark Construction and its team demolished the lab and part of Holzapfel Hall in June. The eastbound lane of Campus Drive was also closed. The center is set to be the first new building on the campus used solely for classroom space in 50 years, according to Clark Construction Group’s website. The project, which is expected to be completed in December 2016, is on schedule so far, said Bill Olen, director of Capital Projects. Yenoch Ng, a senior education major, said she found the occasional extra walking resulting from the closures tiresome but easy to avoid. “I’m excited to see what the learning center will look like, but it does not affect me regularly since I now come to school through another entrance,” Ng said. “When I do go that way, it is inconvenient.”

For senior economics major Katie Choi, the road closure has little to no impact on her daily campus routine. “It doesn’t interfere with me because the route I go on for classes is different,” Choi said. Walking commutes are not the only things impacted by the road closure and construction site; transportation services have seen some changes as well. Armand Scala, Department of Transportation Services senior associate director, said the “vast majority” of Shuttle-UM bus routes have been impacted in some way by the Campus Drive closure. The Shuttle-UM bus to the College Park Metro Station was the most impacted, Scala said, and officials relocated the bus stop from Stamp Student Union to the Regents Drive Garage. Other routes that were changed, Scala said, were the Blue Line evening service route; the bus to Mazza Grandmarc, which also goes to the Regents Drive Garage instead of Stamp; and the New Carrollton bus, which now goes to Stamp instead of Regents Drive. “All in all, the road closure has had a very significant impact on transit,” Scala said. rhassaneindbk@gmail.com

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fter a summer rife with public outcry against police in the wake of the fatal shooting of unarmed teen Michael Brown, many have questioned the accountability of both citizens and police officers. While no amount of brainstorming can undo the tragic events that transpired in Ferguson, Missouri, police officials and the public may have found a solution to prevent events like Brown’s death in the future. According to The Washington Post, a select number of Washington police officers and other uniformed personnel could start wearing body-mounted cameras as early as Oct. 1 as part of a pilot program to record their dayto-day interactions with the public. This idea has gained a great deal of attention and approval after Brown’s death but has actually been in the works for quite some time. Locally, some police officers in Laurel have been wearing body cameras since May 2013. Along with Washington’s pilot program, similar initiatives have kicked off at the New York and Los Angeles police departments. The immediate advantage of having police officers wear bodymounted cameras is the ample amount of accountability that recorded interactions would impress upon police officers and citizens. Advocacy groups such as the Ameri-

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can Civil Liberties Union favor the move to have officers wear cameras. Despite the accountability the cameras will provide, the protocol of wearing the cameras needs to be fleshed out in order to provide full benefits and maximum coverage. The biggest issue is whether police officers should have cameras turned on at all times or if the cameras should be activated at an officer’s discretion during arrests and sobriety tests. OUR VIEW

Body-mounted cameras will provide a needed amount of transparency between police officers and civilians. Although selective camera activation may provide a level of privacy to citizens who are simply speaking to a police officer outside of arrests or other activity surrounding illegal behavior, allowing officers to control the body cameras defeats the purpose of the cameras and may result in officers being accused of selective recording. This could potentially increase, rather than decrease, the number of complaints against police officers. Granted, an officer might not think a routine traffic violation would turn

violent or excessive, but any situation has the potential to take a turn for the worse in the amount of time it would take to turn on the camera. It would be more conducive to the goals of the protocol if police officers had cameras turned on at all times during an officer’s patrol. For the pilot program go well enough to have more police officers around the country wearing bodymounted cameras, the program must devise a protocol that has the officers wearing the cameras at all times. If an officer is interacting with a citizen in the context of any illegal behavior — whether it be something minor, such as speeding, or something more dangerous, such as possessing a weapon — the officer should be required to inform citizens, guilty or innocent, that they are being recorded to provide accountability on the both the officer’s and citizens’ parts. Body cameras might disrupt an aspect of our private lives but will ultimately provide more benefits and discourage law enforcers from being selective. While there are many kinks to work out, the program in Washington has the potential to become a model for all police departments across the country seeking to utilize body-mounted cameras.

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Disincentivizing green drivers

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ow “green” are we, really? Gov. Martin O’Malley and campus policy mandate that the university significantly reduce greenhouse gas production with the ultimate goal of carbon neutrality. A substantial part of our community’s greenhouse gas production comes from the vehicles faculty, staff and students use to commute to the campus. Policies were put in place to reduce our greenhouse gas production. So why is the Department of Transportation Services doing something completely contrary to the goal of reducing our greenhouse gas production? Last week, those of us who drive electric vehicles received an infuriating letter on our windshields while we were charging the vehicles. This letter starts with “I am proud to inform you that the University of Maryland leads all other universities in the country with 28 EV charging … spaces.” The letter then proceeds to tell us that the university is abolishing many of the incentives to use those stations as of Sept. 15. Right now, most charging stations are open to the public. Unfortunately, this open availability was being abused. The spaces are in such locations that university employees and students could reasonably use the spaces. Why buy a parking permit when electric vehicles could be parked for free at the charging stations? Clearly not right. Coupled with the permit requirement, however, is the abolishment of the 50 percent parking fee reduction for having an electric vehicle. Instead, all vehicles that qualify as an Environmental Protection Agency-certified SmartWay Elite vehicle receive just a 20 percent discount. Why would this latter rule change have an impact on greenhouse gas emissions? Electric vehi-

cles are certified by the EPA as having substantially higher gas mileage with a correlating reduction in greenhouse gas production. However, this DOTS rule change means electric vehicles that cost more but have lower driving ranges would be considered the equivalent of hybrids. The cost of electric cars can be the equivalent of a year in college or more. The economic benefits of owning an electric vehicle, a factor in car purchases, are razor-thin. Commuters likely made decisions relatively recently for long-term purchases of electric vehicles based upon the assumption that they were going to get the 50 percent parking fee reduction. Now we know this discount to be ephemeral. Suddenly, electric cars are not so attractive. Then there is the greenhouse gas production problem this new policy causes. My vehicle is producing a fraction of the greenhouse gases that a typical car with a gasoline engine or even a hybrid produces. Yet in the eyes of the new DOTS policy, it would be the same as that hybrid. What will this do to the university’s greenhouse gas production if there is no longer a way to track those driving more efficient vehicles? Finally, what really is the financial benefit of this change for DOTS? I suspect it writes more parking tickets in an hour than the revenue this change would generate. If you add this up, you have to ask: What is the benefit of this new policy? This revised policy removes a number of incentives to reduce one’s greenhouse gas production, a goal of this campus. It affects the whole campus and the image it projects, not just the money DOTS might make. Steven Hutcheson is a cell biology and molecular genetics professor. He can be reached at hutcheso@umd.edu.

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In defense of the Internet CAROLINE CARLSON The saying goes that “a picture is worth a thousand words,” but as far as nude celebrities go, the saying might as well be “a picture is worth hundreds of news articles, increased press coverage and nasty lawsuits.” On Aug. 31, a 4Chan user obtained and posted nude photos of celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and Kirsten Dunst, after allegedly hacking into their iCloud accounts. While what followed seemed to be massive social media buzz over the leaked nude photos, a huge political question lies beneath the surface of the controversy: Should the websites that published these photos, such as Imgur and 4Chan, bear any legal punishment? Emily Bazelon at Slate thinks so. In an opinion piece published Wednesday, the senior editor argued that Congress could change federal law to punish sites profiting from leaked nude photos, or in her words, “involuntary porn.” The federal law to which she’s referring is Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, which states that “no provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of

any information provided by another information content provider.” Ultimately, this is the law protecting sites “interactive computer services” such as Reddit and 4Chan from legal punishment against posts made by other actors. Bazelon claims there are two rationales behind the law: to shame subjects of nude photos and to protect the Internet from censorship. Though I am not a proponent of releasing private nude photos, the release of these photos or any other involuntary porn is, unfortunately, a byproduct of a law that shouldn’t be altered — one of the most important policies in protecting free speech online. There are already criminal laws that punish hackers from accessing and releasing content from private accounts. But online forums are — and should be — a different story. From an applied perspective, if there were ways to legally prevent online forums and websites from playing host to involuntary porn, then these sites (as well as their users) might not know if they are actually posting what would legally be considered “involuntary porn.” This may result in excessive policing of what is supposed to be the “free and open” Internet. But freedom of speech aside, laws restricting publication of certain content might not reduce this type of behavior but actually perpetuate it. For instance, last year, the FBI

took down Silk Road, a black market website that allowed users to sell drugs and other illegal products. Following the shutdown, the black market actually grew by about 60 percent, with developers just creating another online black marketplace to replace Silk Road. If the government really were to create laws forbidding certain content on online forums, I wouldn’t be surprised if this type of content just went underground, where there are no limitations to the vulgarity of what’s posted. There are good exceptions to Section 230, such as the publication of child pornography or personal financial information and government data, but the law shouldn’t punish website providers that weren’t the original source of involuntary porn. Drafting this type of legislation will make it especially difficult to establish a black-and-white differentiation between what’s legal to post online and what isn’t. People usually don’t want nude photos of themselves posted online. I get that. But we should be pursuing legal action against hackers committing the illegal activity, not the third parties who allow users to post and view the content. Caroline Carlson is a senior government and politics and information systems major. She can be reached at ccarlsondbk@gmail.com.

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ing through the night at the library, why should he or she have to repark if he or she has a permit already? That simply takes time from commuters’ studies, and commuter students generally have tight schedules because of the nature of commuting. While DOTS has offered parking lots that commuter students can move their vehicles to, these lots’ hours of permitted use are skewed. Commuter students must move their vehicles farther at 5 a.m. to avoid being fined for parking there after the allotted time period has passed. I believe this fear of being fined will push students toward moving to metered parking spots. Twenty-four-hour parking is available through metered parking and, under this new system, would be more convenient for commuter students. Apart from the potential increased costs to students, safety becomes a concern. My commuter friend told me one of the lots commuters must move their cars to is across Route 1. The pedestrian deaths on Route 1 this year often occurred during late-night accidents. Apparently, the safety issue is not a pressing concern for this university. These time restrictions for commuter parking spaces have been present in the past but were never enforced until recently, and only after this year’s permits had been issued. It seems odd that enforcing this punitive measure comes on the heels of the university settling its ACC exit fee lawsuit with a $31 million loss and loaning about $20 million to the university athletic department in 2013. These parking restrictions are just another means for the university to generate revenue to recoup money, and commuter students are footing the bill.

The beginning of the school year is always hectic for students. Even if students live near the campus, they have to adapt to new schedules, deal with the ever-fluctuating traffic of Route 1 and return to the general grind associated with the beginning of the new academic year. The hustle and bustle of a class schedule is compounded for commuters, who have to contend with significant commute times and still manage to do everything else that resident students deal with daily. Recently, I found out that the Department of Transportation Services had changed the parking policies for commuters. No longer can commuter students park overnight in lots they have registered to use. Commuters are forced to move their cars out of their rented spaces so these spaces can be open between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. on weekdays. These commuter students must relocate to other, often inconvenient lots. Why are commuters being forced to do any of this after purchasing a permit that in the past was basically a 24-hour parking permit? A commuter friend of mine asked that question of DOTS and was told it was to help prevent residents of the University View and The Varsity from parking in commuter lots. I think it’s the university’s responsibility to see how many spots are being supposedly taken from commuters. Also, do these time restrictions help commuters if they are attempting to use a 24-hour facility I a n L a c y i s a se n i o r k i n es i o l such as McKeldin Library? If a ogy major. He can be reached at commuter student were study- ilacydbk@gmail.com.

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A TALE OF TWO DORMS A former Wicomico Hall resident moves into Prince Frederick Hall and reflects on the contrast between the two neighboring dorms By Michael Errigo @DBKDiversions Staff writer You could say I’ve had the worst of times; now I’m having the best of times. In my two years as a Terp, I’ve lived on polar ends of the school housing spectrum: 60-year-old Wicomico Hall last year and Prince Frederick Hall, which opened in August, this year. My current home is a 186,000square foot vision of the future on South Campus, barely 100 feet from Wicomico. It is, in a word, impressive. I stumbled upon a chance to live here. I got pulled in by some friends in the Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students Honors program, one of the two Honors College programs with spots reserved here. I can thank them for the elevator that makes no noise and for the 10 steps it takes to get from my bedroom door to my bed. Students love it. It has 462 beds, a lounge for studying, a lounge for socializing and two trash rooms on every floor, so the hallways don’t stink. It cost this university about $65 million, according to Clark Construction. The walls remind me of a hotel; the air conditioning is crisp and, at times, too cold. The carpet in the hallways makes you want to take your shoes off. “I feel like we’re living in a castle on a hill,” said freshman computer engineering major Yichen Qian, who lives in Prince Frederick. “We’re like spoiled kids.” But one freshman, physics major Sarah Kerr, snapped me out of the P-Freddy lovefest. “It’s kind of ridiculous that everyone is paying the same price for housing, considering the difference in the dorms,” she said. The reminder of the inequality spurs my short trip up Preinkert Drive to hear the voices from my old building. My hope is that people will say what I wanted to last year, to feel what I felt — at least, what I remember

a former wicomico resident now lives next door in Prince Frederick Hall in a rags-to-riches move that prompted his reflection on which dorm is truly the best. from left: file photo/the diamondback, rachel george/the diamondback feeling. I want to expose the housing gap, the reason it’s wrong I felt like the Fresh Prince on move-in day this year. A bold mission, I know, and probably a foolish one for someone on the inside looking out. I’m more confused than anything by the time I tailgate my way into the hall I so recently called home. Wicomico Hall was built in 1954. Over the years, there have been numerous problems with asbestos, some with lead. It is made of brick and features six white columns, powerful structures that were always my favorite feature of the dorm. The first feelings that arrive after setting foot back into my freshmanyear stomping grounds aren’t necessarily bad ones; they’re almost pleasant. I chalk them up to the fact that I’m sitting in the dorm’s only air-conditioned room and look for interview subjects. I find freshman nursing student Hannah Johnson. “At first, I was really upset,” she said. “There’s no air conditioning, the rooms are very small. Now I don’t care about the shared bathrooms, the no A/C, because I met a bunch of cool people on my floor,” she said, brimming with energy. “I don’t really like the building, but I like the people in it.” Fair. Next is freshman psychology major Ben Weinberg.

“It has a homely feel to it,” he said. “There are very friendly people and it makes you comfortable living here.” There’s that word again: people. The people in it. The very friendly people. I ask him about the heat. “It’s definitely getting better,” he said. I ask him about safety, about the pipes in plain view, the asbestos, the lead. “I mean, they say they’ve taken care of it, so I’m not too worried,” he said.

PRINCE FREDERICK IS NICE, THERE’S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. BUT DOES THAT EVEN MATTER? What is happening to my interviews, to my plan? Brian Zimmerman is a senior computer science major and a resident of Wicomico who has lived in the University View and Kent Hall. I ask for his thoughts on a building so old it could have had little dorm grandchildren by now. “It’s cool to be a part of something that’s been here for 60 years,” he says. “And I lived in suites in Kent and people are a lot more in-contact

here; it’s more traditional.” A strange fear of loss creeps into the edge of my mind, as I’m a proud resident of a suite. Finally, I talk to sophomore biology major Anna Perry. I ask her if she thinks they should tear down the dorm, looking for my first “yes” of the day. “I would like to bring my kids back here one day and say, ‘Oh, this is where I lived,’” she said. “This is where I lived.” The sentence has a strange effect on me. I lived there. This is where I had my freshman year of college. This is where I made friends, reached milestones and was happy. I remember my constant defense of Wicomico, comeback after comeback in response to my friends’ barbs. “I mean look at those columns, they’re almost Roman”; “The location is great; do you know how many minutes before class I woke up this morning?”; “It’s like its own little thing.” I leave the residents of Wicomico to their own little thing, exiting the front door without the answers I came in search of. A new question is on my mind. Prince Frederick is nice, there’s no doubt about it. But does that even matter? *** The elevator reaches the fifth floor, and I step out. I’ve been a Prince Fred-

erick resident for about a week now, and a sense of permanence has taken hold. I rarely wear shoes in the hallways. I look to the west wall of the elevator lobby, the one made entirely out of glass. It gives me a great view of Caroline, Carroll and Wicomico halls. I briefly study their roofs — withering and gray. I remember seeing a construction crew climbing them recently, tending to one problem or another, trying to prolong the past. I think about all the history that took place in those buildings and how I was a small part of it. I snuck in right around what will soon be the end. And then, still standing in the lobby with its pristine floors and unmarked walls, I think of how I am now part of a new history, right at the beginning. There is a word to describe this juxtaposition but I’m can’t figure out what it is. Funny? Ironic? Beautiful? I’m not sure. I walk past the social lounge, where seven students have gathered, Jenga blocks forming an odd shape on the table in front of them, and dig my hands into my pockets. By the time I pass the study lounge, I am aware that I forgot my room key. A couple of steps later I’m at my door. I sigh and give it a couple of knocks, knowing one of my roommates will answer. merrigodbk@gmail.com

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REDHAWKS From PAGE 8 on Dessoye’s goal, the Terps offense created its second penalty corner, something Meharg said the Terps needed to do more after their loss to the Tar Heels. Forward Katie Gerzabek settled the ball to midfielder Maxine Fluharty off the corner, and Fluharty ripped a shot into the left side of the net past goalkeeper Alysa Xaiver to extend the Terps’ lead to two goals, which eased the tension after the Tar Heels nearly shut them out Friday. “You try not to get too fired up about when you score goals and all that,” Meharg said, “but the reality is it always feels better when you get that pressure off.” Putsch continued to make

coach Missy Meharg watches the action in the Terps’ 3-1 victory over Miami (Ohio). Meharg and the Terps responded from Friday’s loss to North Carolina. rebecca rainey/the diamondback her presence known as the Terps held a 2-0 lead in the second half. Her ability to work the ball across the end line led to 10 penalty corners in the second

half for the Terps. The Terps executed one of the corners to perfection as midfielder Steffi Schneid passed to defender Sarah Sprink, who sent a rocket

over Miami goalkeeper Alysa Xavier for the Terps’ third goal of the contest. While the Terps didn’t score again, they continued to generate scoring chances and outshot the Redhawks 28-4. Xavier came up big in net for M i am i in the second half, making 11 saves to prevent the game from getting out of hand. Meharg said Xavier’s performance was the only thing keeping the Terps from posting six or seven goals on the afternoon. Despite Xavier’s strong effort in goal, the Terps bounced back after their first loss of the season for a commanding victory with the help of Putsch off the bench. “[Putsch] definitely set us up for success today,” goalkeeper Brooke Cabrera said. rbaillargeondbk@gmail.com

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INJURIES From PAGE 8 Galanti, who is training while recovering from a torn ACL she suffered early last season, has not yet seen the field, but she’s shown she can beat opposing goalkeepers during her time in College Park. After finishing her freshman season with two goals and five assists, the Howell, New Jersey, native scored one goal over four games last season before the knee injury ended her 2013 campaign. Morgan said Anthony may play beyond her 40-minute threshold against the Midshipmen but added Galanti

won’t return any time before the conference opener against Rutgers on Sept. 12. “Both of those kids really need to get their fitness levels up,” Morgan said. “They’re getting their touch, they’re getting their feel for the game, and the two of them, just in training, have been a handful together.” Berman, meanwhile, is battling a hyperextended knee she suffered in the Terps’ season-opening loss at No. 1 UCLA. Morgan said Berman trained a little Wednesday but still needs some more time before she’s ready to return to game action. In her freshman season, Berman started 17 games in

the midfield and finished third on the team in points. Morgan believes the leading returning scorer can help replace the scoring void l e f t by fo r wa rd H ayl ey Brock and midfielder Ashley Spivey, who combined to score 18 of the Terps’ 35 goals last season. “She had a fantastic preseason, and she had some really good moments against UCLA,” Morgan said. “She’s going to be a good player for us.” In the absence of Anthony, Galanti and Berman, a variety of players have appeared in the scoring column. Five different Terps have netted a goal, with forward Alex Doody as the only player who has

scored more than once. But as the season progresses, the Terps will look for a few players to become reliable scoring options. And though the sidelined players might not replicate Brock’s numbers from last season, they’re talented enough to make the Terps much more dangerous in the final third of the field. “Those two girls right there are two of the hardest wo rke rs a n d two o f t h e strongest girls on our team,” Doody said of Anthony and Galanti. “They have a really big hunger to go to goal and put the ball in the net.”

BULLS

“I’D RATHER BE ABLE TO TEACH THE From PAGE 8 LESSONS THAT WE’RE B row n c o m m i t te d h i s GOING TO BE ABLE second turnover of the first TO TEACH COMING quarter when he fumbled OFF A WIN. RIGHT inside his own 20 after a run NOW, WE’RE 2-0. up the middle. Bulls linebacker Auggie Sanchez scooped it THAT’S THE BEST up and returned it for a then- WE CAN BE. DO WE game-tying touchdown. HAVE TO GET BETTER? Ross lost another fumble YEAH. WILL WE GET minutes later, an error that BETTER? YES WE WILL. all but ended his afternoon. “We just didn’t do some DOES THIS SEND A smart things today,” Edsall MESSAGE TO OUR said after the game. TEAM? YES IT DOES.” The second half brought much of the same from the Terps’ offense, but the defense held the Bulls without a point. Wes Brown replaced Ross as running back, and on a series early in the third quarter with the Terps trailing by three points, the sophomore accounted for 31 yards on the ground during a 12-play, 46-yard drive that moved his team into the red zone. That’s when C.J. Brown threw behind Diggs on a crossing pattern over the middle near the 10-yard line. The ball deflected off the speedy receiver’s hands, and Sanchez secured the interception — the Terps’ fifth turnover of the day. “It wasn’t anything they were doing,” said Brown, who completed 17 of 28 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns, both to receiver Marcus Leak in the first quarter. “It was things we were doing ourselves — the turnovers, the fumbles, the interceptions. Obviously, we can’t play like that.” The sixth turnover was perhaps the most frustrating for Edsall. After Goins’ punt block and a field goal from kicker Brad Craddock, the Terps held a 24-17 lead with possession and less than three minutes remaining in regulation. But running back Albert Reid fumbled the ball away to give the Bulls and backup quarterback Steven Bench — who entered for injured starter Mike White (left forearm) after the first play from scrimmage — one final shot at spoiling the Terps’ quest for an unexpected victory. “You’ve got to have two hands on the ball in the hitting

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zone. You can’t throw the ball behind guys,” Edsall said. “It’s discouraging. If we didn’t work on it, that’d be a different story. But we work on that stuff.” South Florida’s effort came up short, though, after the Terps forced a turnover on downs. “I was just happy with the fact that even though we went through all of that … we were still able to come back and win the game,” defensive end Andre Monroe said. “That’s what you’re supposed to do.” At practice Tuesday, in an act of clairvoyance, Edsall warned his players of the downfalls of complacency. “Guys, you’ve got to make sure that you work and do everything that we ask you to do,” Edsall told the team, “because if you don’t, you’re going to get surprised.” Apparently, the message was not clear enough, as the Terps flirted with an early-season catastrophe Saturday. But after the near-embarrassment and close contest, Edsall is confident the Terps understand no game will be handed to them. And the message didn’t even cost the Terps a loss. “I’d rather be able to teach the lessons that we’re going to be able to teach coming off a win,” Edsall said. “Right now, we’re 2-0. That’s the best we can be. Do we have to get better? Yeah. Will we get better? Yes we will. Does this send a message to our team? Yes it does.” dpopperdbk@gmail.com

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FORWARD GEORGE CAMPBELL sprints with the ball in last week’s win over Coastal Carolina. Campbell has started all three games for the Terps this year. christian jenkins/the diamondback

MIDSHIPMEN From PAGE 8 season with the intent of preparing his team for the playoffs. Last year, the Terps b e ga n t h e s ea s o n 1- 2 - 2 before heating up late in the season and coming within a goal of winning the national championship. “It’s going to come,” Cirovski said. “I believe in the guys we have. We’ve played two extremely hard games.” Forward George Campbell has started in all three contests, while David Kabelik started alongside him in the first game of the season and Emmanuel Korvah has started the last two. Campbell and Korvah struggled mightily against Louisville and Coastal Carolina, combining for zero shots. On Friday, though, they each recorded two shots, both on goal. “[Korvah] is a guy we think can be a productive player

for us,” Cirovski said. “He’s just getting a little game-fit. Hopefully he can catch up to the speed of how we want to play a little quicker.” Navy (1-1-1) will be playing with little rest tonight as well. They beat Appalachian State, 5-0, in Annapolis on Friday. The M idshipmen began the season in the national rankings but fell out after going 0-1-1 in their first two games. The Terps will have their hands full on the offensive side of the ball again. Navy went 16-4-2 in 2013, and 10 of their wins came with shutouts. The game will be another tough test for a Terps team playing on short rest that is still trying to gel offensively. “In the beginning, you’re always trying to figure out how the team is going to play,” Steffen said. “By the time October comes around, we’re usually [better]. jneedelmandbk@gmail.com

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FIELD HOCKEY | TERPS 3, REDHAWKS 1

Putsch’s performance helps polish off Miami (Ohio) Freshman comes off bench to provide lift for sluggish offense By Ryan Baillargeon @RyanBaillargeon Staff writer Terrapins field hockey forward Moira Putsch wasn’t in the starting lineup for the first time in her short Terps career Sunday. That didn’t stop

the freshman from making an impact on the offensive end, though. After Miami (Ohio) held the Terps scoreless through the first 21 minutes of the contest, Putsch hustled to keep a ball inbounds down the right sideline. She gained possession, took the ball to the end line, beat two defenders around the corner and sent a cross in front of the net. Midfielder Anna Dessoye buried the pass into the left corner of the net. Putsch played through a left hand injury but provided several offen-

“MOIRA IS VERY SPECIAL. SHE HAS THE ABILITY TO RULE. SHE REMINDS ME VERY MUCH OF JILL WITMER WHEN SHE WAS A FRESHMAN.” MISSY MEHARG

Terrapins field hockey coach sive contributions to help the No. 1 Terps cruise to a 3-1 victory over the Redhawks at the Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex.

“Moira is very special,” coach Missy Meharg said. “She has the ability to rule. She reminds me very much of [former Terps forward] Jill Witmer when she was a freshman.” In 2010, Witmer scored 17 goals and added seven assists en route to being named the ACC Freshman of the Year. Four years later, Meharg is looking to fill the void left by Witmer’s departure, and Putsch seems to be playing a role in that. Still, Meharg opted to open Saturday’s game with Putsch on the bench

FOOTBALL | TERPS 24, BULLS 17

in hopes of sparking more offense after North Carolina held the Terps to one goal in Friday’s 3-1 loss. The Terps dominated possession early in the game, but like Friday, they failed to capitalize on their chances. But then Putsch used her speed to generate the scoring chance that lead to Dessoye’s goal. “Bottom line is: Moira Putsch can run by anybody,” Meharg said. Five minutes after Putsch assisted See REDHAWKS, Page 7

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Battered Terps play at Navy Several contributors still sidelined ahead of tonight’s matchup By Kyle Stackpole @kylefstackpole Staff writer

finding a way to win when things weren’t going our way,” Edsall said. “They showed me something about their character, their will, their grit.” Character, will and grit aside, though, Edsall concedes the Terps experienced some struggles. Four of the offense’s six turnovers came in the first half. Two of them came in back-toback drives to open the game — one on a misfired deep ball from Brown intended for wide receiver Stefon Diggs and another on running back Brandon Ross’ fumble.

After the Terrapins women’s soccer team slipped past N.C. State, 2-1, on Aug. 31, it began a seven-day layoff leading up to tonight’s game at Navy. Coach Jonathan Morgan gave his team the day off Tuesday, but he and his players returned to Ludwig Field for a “medium-intensity session” of training Wednesday. And because he knew he could use the weekend to prepare for Navy, Morgan put his team through a fierce training session in the heat Thursday afternoon. But while the Terps enter the match against Navy with fresh legs and a few additional days of training, they weren’t able to get fully healthy this weekend. Midfielder Lauren Berman and forward Gabby Galanti remain sidelined and forward Alex Anthony’s minutes are limited. Moving forward, Morgan hopes these players will help the Terps in a facet of the game they’ve struggled with so far: finishing at the net. “We’ve been talking about [scoring] just from a mentality standpoint,” Morgan said. “We’ve been encouraging [the players] to take risks and take chances and look at the goal more.” Though Anthony has been limited to 40 minutes per game, she’s had success creating opportunities in the attacking third of the field and challenging the goalkeeper. She’s second on the team with seven shots, and she netted her first career goal against William & Mary earlier this season.

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WIDE RECEIVER MARCUS LEAK hauls in the first of two touchdown grabs in Saturday’s 24-17 victory over South Florida in Tampa. Leak finished with three catches for 72 yards. photo courtesy of adam mathieu/the usf oracle

TURNOVERS FOR WHAT? Terps top South Florida in Tampa to improve to 2-0 despite committing six giveaways

By Daniel Popper @danielrpopper Senior staff writer

TAMPA, Florida — The mistakes started early at Raymond James Stadium for the Terrapins football team against South Florida on Saturday. And they didn’t stop until the final seconds ticked off the clock. The Terps fumbled seven times in the contest, losing four of them. Quarterback C.J. Brown tossed two interceptions, the last of which came inside the red zone in the third quarter of a three-

point game. The defensive line missed tackles that resulted in a South Florida touchdown. The offensive line missed assignments that resulted in free blitzers and crushing sacks. But through the blunders, the Terps escaped with a 24-17 victory. Fullback Kenneth Goins Jr. keyed the win when he blocked a punt that was recovered in the end zone for the go-ahead score with less than 13 minutes remaining. And despite six turnovers Saturday, coach Randy Edsall’s squad remains undefeated two games into its 2014 campaign. “I’m proud of our team for hanging in there and

MEN’S SOCCER

Forwards look to fine-tune play Terps take struggling offense to Annapolis to battle Navy tonight By Joshua Needelman @JoshNeedelman Staff writer For the past 22 seasons, Sasho Cirovski has been at the helm of the Terrapins men’s soccer team and has become synonymous with the program. But the coach’s influence on the game doesn’t stop with the Terps, as he also serves as the chairman of the Division I men’s coaches’ committee. Over the summer, he joined forces with several prominent soccer officials and proposed to extend college soccer’s season into the spring. The proposal would theoretically allow for more time in between games, allowing more recovery time for players. It’s an issue the No. 10 Terps will deal with tonight, as they challenge Navy just three days after playing UMBC to a scoreless draw after two extra periods.

Yet Cirovski isn’t worried about the short layoff. His proposal hasn’t been accepted yet, so he’s focused on getting his team ready to play. “One of the things that makes us good at Maryland is we worry about every game,” Cirovski said. “So we prepare well.” The Terps’ backline was suffocating against UMBC, allowing just six shots. Goalkeeper Zach Steffen didn’t have to make any saves, but he was still active in net, falling on a few balls and stopping the Retrievers from gaining traction in the box. Steffen didn’t seem unnerved by the quick turnaround, either. Steffen did, however, express concern with the Terps’ offense. Aside from their three-goal outburst against Coastal Carolina last week, the Terps (1-1-1) have been shut out in their other two games. “I think our concentration lacked

tonight in the final third,” Steffen said. “I think a couple of our passes should have been connected, but we were just tired, mentally tired.” Cirovski agreed, and he drew back to the Terps’ offensive inefficiencies during his postgame press conference. “We got into good spots, but then the final pass wasn’t there,” Cirovski said. “The runners weren’t there. Some decisions could’ve been made to pass. [Instead], we’re taking shots.” The Terps rank near the bottom of the Big Ten in nearly every offensive category. They’re tied for last in the conference with a one goal per game average, and they’ve notched just three assists so far, tying for second to last in the league. Still, Cirovski believes his team will eventually come around. He scheduled difficult opponents early in the coach sasho cirovski barks instructions druing the Terps’ scoreless draw with UMBC on Friday night. The tie See MIDSHIPMEN, Page 7 with the Retrievers was the second time in three games the Terps failed to score. christian jenkins/the diamondback